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Swansea City’s refusal to lower their £10 million asking price for their
captain Ashley Williams could guarantee Thomas Vermaelen, his counterpart at
Arsenal, a future at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsene Wenger, the Arsenal manager, has identified the 29-year-old as his
first-choice defensive reinforcement this summer, but his attempts to
complete a deal for the Wales international have thus far been stymied by
Swansea’s insistence that they will not negotiate on price.

Arsenal are not prepared to meet Swansea’s valuation and Wenger is ready to
walk away from the deal, choosing instead to rely on his current crop of
centre halves